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June 21, 2021 (Monday)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
  - COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
    - China reports 25 new confirmed cases, up from 17 infections a day earlier. (CNA)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in India
    - COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala
      - Kerala reports their first two cases of the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant. (New Indian Express)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
    - Indonesia surpasses two million cases of COVID-19 after reporting a record 14,536 new cases in the past 24 hours. (detikHealth)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
    - Malaysia surpasses 700,000 cases of COVID-19. (The Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
  - COVID-19 vaccination in New Zealand
    - Medsafe grants a provisional approval for the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 15. (NZ Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia
  - Colombia surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba
  - Cuba says that the Abdala vaccine is proven to be 92% effective against COVID-19. (Reuters)

International relations

Foreign relations of Belarus
- The United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom impose sanctions against Belarus for last month's diverting of Ryanair Flight 4978, which led to the arrest of journalist Roman Protasevich. (Business Insider)
Foreign relations of Nicaragua
- The Argentinian and Mexican foreign ministries announce in a joint statement that they are withdrawing their respective ambassadors from Nicaragua for consultations in response to President Daniel Ortega's increasing crackdown on dissidents, including the arrest of five potential presidential candidates this month. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

Trial of Catalan independence leaders
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces that the nine Catalan separatist leaders involved in the unsuccessful 2017 independence bid will be pardoned tomorrow, saying that this is needed to ease tensions with Catalonia. President of the Catalan Government Pere Aragonès welcomes the pardons but says that they will pursue more concessions, such as a new authorized independence referendum. The Spanish oppositional parties subsequently announce that they will try to reverse the pardons. (Reuters)
A judge in Peru rejects a plea from public prosecutor José Domingo Pérez to send Popular Force party leader and presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori back to prison for allegedly violating her bail conditions over charges of money laundering and corruption. Pérez says that he will appeal the judge's ruling. (DW)

Politics and elections

2021 Swedish government crisis
- Prime Minister Stefan Löfven's government collapses after a vote of no-confidence is adopted by the Riksdag. Löfven has one week to either resign or call a snap election. (CNN)
2021 Ethiopian general election
- Ethiopian voters head to the polls to elect a new session to the House of Peoples' Representatives after months of delays. The election occurs in the midst of multiple problems affecting the country, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, deteriorating conditions in the Tigray Region brought on by the Tigray War, and the jailing of multiple oppositional figures. (CNN)
The Australian National Party undergoes a leadership spill, replacing Michael McCormack with New England Representative Barnaby Joyce. Joyce previously lead the Nationals from 2016 to 2018 and was replaced by McCormack following sexual harassment allegations. As per the party's coalition agreement with the Australian Liberal Party, Joyce is set to replace McCormack as Deputy Prime Minister. Many Nationals have been critical of the Morrison Government's move towards carbon neutrality and hope that Joyce will counter this. (ABC News Australia)

Sports

The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games announce that it will allow spectactors at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a 50% cap at venues and up to a maximum of 10,000 people. However, the fans would be restricted in the event of state of emergency or any other restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19. (CNN)
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard becomes the first transgender athlete chosen to compete in the Olympic Games, as the New Zealand Olympic Committee announces she is selected to compete in the Tokyo Olympics as part of the women's weightlifting team. (BBC News)
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib becomes the first active National Football League player to come out as gay. (NPR)

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-'''Business and economy'''
-*[[Canada]] and [[Indonesia]] announce they will begin negotiations on an economic partnership agreement "at the earliest opportunity". [https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade/Indonesia-and-Canada-to-launch-economic-partnership-talks (''Nikkei Asia'')]
 '''Health and environment'''
 *[[COVID-19 pandemic]]
-**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia]]
+**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Asia]]
+***[[COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China]]
-***Indonesia surpasses two million cases of [[COVID-19]] after a record 14,536 new cases are reported in the past 24 hours. [https://health.detik.com/berita-detikhealth/d-5614547/dki-sumbang-5014-kasus-ini-sebaran-14536-kasus-baru-covid-19-ri-21-juni (detikHealth)]
+****China reports 25 new confirmed cases, up from 17 infections a day earlier. [https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-reports-25-new-covid-19-cases-15065188 (CNA)]
-**[[COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand]], [[COVID-19 vaccination in New Zealand]]
+***[[COVID-19 pandemic in India]]
-***The [[Medsafe]] grants a provisional approval of the [[Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine|Pfizer–BioNTech]] [[COVID-19 vaccine|vaccine]] for children aged 12 to 15 years old. [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-coronavirus-medsafe-approves-pfizer-vaccine-for-new-zealand-12-15-year-olds/3D2OPZZLOPOOMXY6LJT43Z4F2A/ (NZ Herald)]
+****[[COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala]]
+*****[[Kerala]] reports their first two cases of the [[SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.617|Lineage B.1.617]] [[SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant|Delta variant]]. [https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/jun/21/covid-19-kerala-detects-its-first-cases-of-delta-plus-variant-2319513.amp (New Indian Express)]
+***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia]]
+****Indonesia surpasses two million cases of [[COVID-19]] after reporting a record 14,536 new cases in the past 24 hours. [https://health.detik.com/berita-detikhealth/d-5614547/dki-sumbang-5014-kasus-ini-sebaran-14536-kasus-baru-covid-19-ri-21-juni (detikHealth)]
+***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia]]
+****[[Malaysia]] surpasses 700,000 cases of COVID-19. [https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/06/21/covid-19-cases-dip-to-4611-as-cumulative-infections-hit-700000-mark (''The Star'')]
+**[[COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand]]
+***[[COVID-19 vaccination in New Zealand]]
+****[[Medsafe]] grants a provisional approval for the [[Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine|Pfizer–BioNTech]] [[COVID-19 vaccine|vaccine]] for children between the ages of 12 and 15. [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-coronavirus-medsafe-approves-pfizer-vaccine-for-new-zealand-12-15-year-olds/3D2OPZZLOPOOMXY6LJT43Z4F2A/ (NZ Herald)]
+**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia]]
+***[[Colombia]] surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombias-covid-19-deaths-pass-100000-unrelenting-third-wave-2021-06-21/ (Reuters)]
+**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba]]
+***[[Cuba]] says that the [[Abdala (vaccine)|Abdala]] [[COVID-19 vaccine|vaccine]] is proven to be 92% effective against [[COVID-19]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-cuba-vaccine/cuba-says-abdala-vaccine-92-28-effective-against-coronavirus-idINL2N2O32YK (Reuters)]
 '''International relations'''
+*[[Foreign relations of Belarus]]
+**The [[United States]], [[Canada]], and the [[United Kingdom]] impose [[sanctions against Belarus]] for last month's diverting of [[Ryanair Flight 4978]], which led to the arrest of [[journalist]] [[Roman Protasevich]]. [https://www.businessinsider.com/us-uk-canada-eu-sanctions-belarus-after-government-diverted-flight-2021-6 (Business Insider)]
 *[[Foreign relations of Nicaragua]]
-**The [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship|Argentinian]] and [[Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (Mexico)|Mexican foreign ministries]] in a joint statement announce they are withdrawing their respective ambassadors from [[Nicaragua]] for consultations in response to President [[Daniel Ortega]] increasing crackdown on dissidents, including the arrest of five potential presidential candidates this month. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/21/argentina-mexico-withdraw-envoys-over-nicaragua-crackdown (Al Jazeera)]
+**The [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship|Argentinian]] and [[Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (Mexico)|Mexican foreign ministries]] announce in a joint statement that they are withdrawing their respective ambassadors from [[Nicaragua]] for consultations in response to President [[Daniel Ortega]]'s increasing crackdown on dissidents, including the arrest of five potential presidential candidates this month. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/21/argentina-mexico-withdraw-envoys-over-nicaragua-crackdown (Al Jazeera)]
 '''Law and crime'''
 *[[Trial of Catalan independence leaders]]
-**[[Prime Minister of Spain|Spanish Prime Minister]] [[Pedro Sánchez]] announces that the nine [[Catalan independence movement|Catalan separatist]]s leaders involved in the [[Catalan declaration of independence|unsuccessful 2017 independence bid]] will be [[pardon]]ed tomorrow, saying it's needed to ease tensions with [[Catalonia]]. [[President of the Government of Catalonia|President of the Catalan Government]] [[Pere Aragonès]] welcomes the pardons but says they will pursue more concessions, such as a new authorized independence referendum. The Spanish oppositional parties subsequently announce they will try to reverse the pardons. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spains-cabinet-pardon-jailed-catalan-separatist-leaders-tuesday-2021-06-21/ (Reuters)]
+**[[Prime Minister of Spain|Spanish Prime Minister]] [[Pedro Sánchez]] announces that the nine [[Catalan independence movement|Catalan separatist]] leaders involved in the [[Catalan declaration of independence|unsuccessful 2017 independence bid]] will be [[pardon]]ed tomorrow, saying that this is needed to ease tensions with [[Catalonia]]. [[President of the Government of Catalonia|President of the Catalan Government]] [[Pere Aragonès]] welcomes the pardons but says that they will pursue more concessions, such as a new authorized independence referendum. The Spanish oppositional parties subsequently announce that they will try to reverse the pardons. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spains-cabinet-pardon-jailed-catalan-separatist-leaders-tuesday-2021-06-21/ (Reuters)]
+*A judge in [[Peru]] rejects a plea from public prosecutor [[:es:José Domingo Pérez|José Domingo Pérez]] to send [[Popular Force]] party leader and [[2021 Peruvian general election|presidential candidate]] [[Keiko Fujimori]] back to prison for allegedly violating her bail conditions over charges of [[money laundering]] and [[corruption in Peru|corruption]]. Pérez says that he will appeal the judge's ruling. [https://www.dw.com/en/peru-fujimori-avoids-return-to-pre-trial-detention/a-57987223 (DW)]
-*[[Hong Kong national security law]]
-**The pro-democracy tabloid ''[[Apple Daily]]'' says it is considering closure by Friday after the arrest of its five top executive members and the freezing of its assets. The tabloid's founder [[Jimmy Lai]] has already been convicted of multiple charges and faces a case, along with 46 others, on subversion charges. [https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57549542 (BBC)]
-; Politics and elections
+'''Politics and elections'''
+*[[2021 Swedish government crisis]]
-* [[Politics of Australia]]
+**[[Prime Minister of Sweden|Prime Minister]] [[Stefan Löfven]]'s government collapses after a vote of no-confidence is adopted by the [[Riksdag]]. Löfven has one week to either resign or call a snap election. [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/21/europe/sweden-stefan-lofven-no-confidence-vote-intl/index.html (CNN)]
-** The [[National Party of Australia|Australian National Party]] undergoes a [[leadership spill]], replacing [[Michael McCormack (Australian politician)|Michael McCormack]] with [[Division of New England|New England]] Representative [[Barnaby Joyce]]. Joyce previously lead the Nationals from 2016 to 2018 and was replaced by McCormack following [[Barnaby Joyce#Affair and resignation|sexual harassment allegations]]. As per the party's [[Coalition (Australia)|coalition agreement]] with the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Australian Liberal Party]], Joyce is set to replace McCormack as [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia|Deputy Prime Minister]]. Many Nationals have been critical of the [[Morrison Government]]'s moves towards [[carbon neutrality]] and hope Joyce will counter this. [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-21/barnaby-joyce-wins-nationals-leadership-challenge/100230060 (ABC)]
-* [[Politics of Sweden]]
-** [[Prime Minister of Sweden|Prime Minister]] [[Stefan Löfven]]'s government collapses after a vote of no-confidence is adopted by the [[Riksdag]]. He has one week to resign or call a snap election. [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/21/europe/sweden-stefan-lofven-no-confidence-vote-intl/index.html (CNN)]
 *[[2021 Ethiopian general election]]
-**[[Ethiopia]]n voters head to the polls to elect a new session to the [[House of Peoples' Representatives]] after months of delays. The election occurs in the midst of multiple problems affecting the country, such as the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia|COVID-19 pandemic]],  deteriorating conditions in the [[Tigray Region]] brought on b the [[Tigray war]], and the jailing of multiple oppositional figures.  [https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/21/africa/ethiopia-election-abiy-ahmed-cmd-intl/index.html (CNN)]
+**[[Ethiopia]]n voters head to the polls to elect a new session to the [[House of Peoples' Representatives]] after months of delays. The election occurs in the midst of multiple problems affecting the country, such as the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia|COVID-19 pandemic]], deteriorating conditions in the [[Tigray Region]] brought on by the [[Tigray War]], and the jailing of multiple oppositional figures. [https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/21/africa/ethiopia-election-abiy-ahmed-cmd-intl/index.html (CNN)]
+*The [[National Party of Australia|Australian National Party]] undergoes a [[leadership spill]], replacing [[Michael McCormack (Australian politician)|Michael McCormack]] with [[Division of New England|New England]] Representative [[Barnaby Joyce]]. Joyce previously lead the Nationals from 2016 to 2018 and was replaced by McCormack following [[Barnaby Joyce#Affair and resignation|sexual harassment allegations]]. As per the party's [[Coalition (Australia)|coalition agreement]] with the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Australian Liberal Party]], Joyce is set to replace McCormack as [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia|Deputy Prime Minister]]. Many Nationals have been critical of the [[Morrison Government]]'s move towards [[carbon neutrality]] and hope that Joyce will counter this. [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-21/barnaby-joyce-wins-nationals-leadership-challenge/100230060 (ABC News Australia)]
-;Sports
+'''Sports'''
+*The [[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] announce that it will allow spectactors at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] with a 50% cap at venues and up to a maximum of 10,000 people. However, the fans would be restricted in the event of [[state of emergency]] or any other restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19. [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/21/sport/tokyo-olympics-fans-capacity-spt-intl/index.html (CNN)]
-*[[Transgender people in sports]]
-**[[New Zealand]] weightlifter [[Laurel Hubbard]] becomes the first transgender athlete chosen to compete in the [[Olympic Games]], as the [[New Zealand Olympic Committee]] announces she is selected to compete in the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]] as part of the [[Olympic weightlifting|women's weightlifting team]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57549653 (BBC)]
+*[[New Zealand]] [[weightlifter]] [[Laurel Hubbard]] becomes the first [[transgender]] athlete chosen to compete in the [[Olympic Games]], as the [[New Zealand Olympic Committee]] announces she is selected to compete in the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]] as part of the [[Olympic weightlifting|women's weightlifting team]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57549653 (BBC News)]
+*[[Las Vegas Raiders]] [[defensive end]] [[Carl Nassib]] becomes the first active [[National Football League]] player to [[Coming out|come out]] as [[gay]]. [https://www.npr.org/2021/06/21/1008910050/carl-nassib-is-the-first-active-nfl-player-to-come-out-as-gay (NPR)]
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